Wednesday 9 February 2011

The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness

The Strokes just released their latest single from their upcoming album Angles for free online and it sounds like vintage Strokes awesomeness! Stream or download it here without having to deal with their temperamental website, and further below I've done my best to try to transcribe the lyrics:
The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness by One Thirty BPM

The album arrives in the UK on the 21st of March and the following day in the States through Rough Trade. Here is the tracklist:

Angles:

01 Machu Picchu
02 Under Cover of Darkness
03 Two Kinds of Happiness
04 You're So Right
05 Taken for a Fool
06 Games
07 Call Me Back
08 Gratisfaction
09 Metabolism
10 Life Is Simple in the Moonlight

Under Cover of Darkness lyrics

Slip back out of whack at your best
It's a nightmare
So I'm joining the army

Know how folks back out, I still call
Will you hate for me now?

We got the righteous advice to use it
Got everything but you can just choose it
I won't tie me a puppet on a string

Don't go that way
I'll wait for you

And I'm tired of all your friends
They're still at your door
And I won't, I better call you

So long my friend and adversary
But I will call you

Get dressed jump out of bed and do it best
Are you ok?
I've been out around this town
Everybody's been singing the same song ten years

I'll wait for you
Will you wait for me too?

And they sacrifice their lives
In our land are all closed eyes
I've been saying we're beaten down, I won't say it again

So Long
My adversary and friend

Don't go that way
I'll wait for you

I'm tired of all your friends
Knocking down your door
Get up in the morning, give it your all
So long my friend and adversary

10 comments:

  1. CHRIST! You're a saint for posting up the lyrics. Thanks man.

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  2. right back at him/her. i've been looking for the lyrics all over the internet

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  3. Thanks for the lyrics! You're awesome!

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  4. Thanks guys, it's just my best attempt at transcribing them from listening to the song, so there are parts that I'm sure are wrong! If anyone has suggestions by all means post them!

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  5. Slip back out of whack at your best
    It's a nightmare
    So I'm joining the army

    Know how folks back out, I still call
    Will you hate for me now?

    We got the righteous advice to use it
    Got everything but you can just choose it
    I won't tie me a puppet on a string

    Don't go that way
    I'll wait for you

    And I'm tired of all your friends
    They're still at your door
    And I won't, I better call you

    So long my friend and adversary
    But I will call you

    Get dressed jump out of bed and do it best
    Are you ok?
    I've been out around this town
    Everybody's been singing the same song for ten years

    I'll wait for you
    Will you wait for me too?

    And they sacrifice their lives
    In the land of our closed eyes
    I've been saying we're beaten down, I won't say it again

    So long, my friend
    The sorry embrace

    Don't go that way
    I'll wait for you

    I'm tired of all your friends
    Knocking down your door
    Get up in the morning, give it your all
    So long my friend and adversary
    Won’t you wait for you?

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  6. "I won't be a puppet on a string"

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  7. THANKS! I LOVE THE STROKES!!! *__*

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  8. Know how folks back out, I still call
    *Will you wait for me now?*

    Line about puppet and string is open to debate for sure but I'd lean towards the original line

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  9. "and I'm tired of all your friends,
    listening at your door"

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  10. you're amazing for putting up the lyrics!
    I'm not sure if these are right but:
    "So long my friend and adversary
    But I will wait for you"

    "I've been saying it a billion times, I won't say it again"

    "I'm tired of all your friends, Banging at your door"

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